Only my second attempt at a starter so I thought I would see if anybody had input.

Wyeast W Yorkshire 1469 smack pack dated 5/12

it was partially inflated and sitting in my fridge for a few months before I used it. Unfortunately I didn't give it the recommended 3 hours in between smacking and pouring into the starter jar. I gave it about 10 minutes...

I made the started about 12 hours ago, and went straight to bed. I didn't see any activity and no evidence of a krausen.

think it worked? Igave it a bit of a stir about an hour before this was taken

the thin line about an inch off the bottom is the bottle, not the yeast.

Holy smokes, what is that OG on that starter? It should be about 1.035 to 1.040. It looks like it's extremely high- and you'll stun/stress your yeast something awful! That's probably why the starter didn't "work". You want to grow yeast in a low stress environment before using it in a wort. You're far above ANY beer SG, and into wine territory. You'll stress, overwhelm, and kill your yeast with alcohol poisoning if it does take off.

I'd add water to the starter to get it to 1.040 and then give it a nice shake, cover it with foil and cross my fingers.

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